Just listening to Aquemini by OutKast at 500.
Ok, just finished the third listen and this is a good album.
It flows really well from track to track and the overall feel is laid back and ‘cool’. As to whether it merits its place in the top 500 pretty hard to say this early in the process.
At this stage I would give the album 13/20. My favourite tracks are Slump (13/20) and Rosa Parks (12/20 – apart from it reminding me of Buffalo Springfield for some reason).
I have 2 of their other albums Speakerboxxx and Stankonia and listening to this album makes me think I should revisit these as well (maybe they are on the list). As an inveterate ‘track skipper’ I am usually pretty bad at listening to whole albums (another part of the challenge for me) so I don’t really remember them as a whole just the most famous tracks Hey ya and Ms Jackson. Maybe I should change my habits!
I am still also getting used to this blogging lark and also am currently deaf in one ear so multiple challenges ahead.
Hey Blogster, play us some tunes…
Well done on your musical adventure and to blogging! Go Team Tice! X
Great idea! I look forward to reading about the albums to come xxxx
PS Your beloved nieces hope that the album NOW 89 makes the list x
In two minds about this one
Ok.. I’m going to try and follow you on this journey [Journey better make the list!!] but this was a non-trivial starter for me! I really had to work hard to get to the end. I know I’m probably not culturally equipped to fully enjoy all of Outkast, and like everyone else I’ve a fondness for certain tracks, probably even more than most for Hey Ya, but in all honesty I’m glad this one is behind me. As you say, hard to know where it fits in the list at this stage.
This album is shit.
Your’e not the first comment with this opinion! – definitely seems to ‘divide’ listeners : )